The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-03
A MoNGoL MAIDEN.
Captured IN Canton, Brought to Calf
foFnia and Sod
FROM the san trancisco Examiner.

NOUU be paid for the return Of the girl
Tai KAN to No - Dupont street
The above notice, in Chinese characters,
appeared posted on the dead walls OF China
town last Monday.
Who Tai Kan is, why she disappeared,
aud why so large a bonus was offered for
her capture, will appear from the following
story:
About o o'clock last Sunday evening
ring was heard at the door of the Methodist
Chinese Mission, No. GIG Washington street.
The door was opened, and two Cinnamon,
accompanied by covering, frightened lit
tie Chinese girl, appeared The child, though
pale with fear, had an intelligent and rather
face. and her evident distress APP
pealed at once to the kind hearts of those
in charge Of the institution.
A WARY GUARDIAN.
The mission is a refuge and home for Chi
nese women and girls, having now 81 of
these within its walls. During the vacation
Welshman, David D. Jones, and his wife,
are in charge. Mr.. Jones has lived in
China, and understands the language well
The Cinnamon who brought the girl said
she had been abused by her master, and
that they had taken pity on her and brought
her there for protection.
Little Chan All Kin, for that is her right
name, was treasured by kind words. and
having recovered from her fright, she told
Mr. Jones and the matron pitiful story Of
how she had been overworked like a slave,
had been frequently stripped naked and
cruelty whipped by her mistress, and then
recently she had overheard her mistress say
she intended to sell her to a life of infany.
When she heard this she made UP her
mind TO escape, and on telling the story of
her wrongs to a Chinaman whom she knew.
he brought her to the Home.
ACCUSED OF THEFT.
She said her masters name was Leong
Foo, and that hekept restaurant on Du-
pont street.
The girl was taken in charge and thor
oughly searched to, see if she had any val,i-
ables about her person, but nothing was
found
The next morning Leong Foo, the poor
little slaves master, appeared on the scene.
accompanied by Consul Bee and Consulate
interpreter, and wanted to see the girl They
said she had stolen 5000 in money, besides
two tin boxes containing about 5000 worth
of jewelry.
Mr. Jones experience at once showed him
that this was the same old game SO often
tried to enable a slave-driver to regain pos
session of his victim He therefore con-
scented to have the girl interviewed by Con-
sui Bee and the interpreter, but not by
Leong Foo Ii her owner talked TO her he
knew he would try to intinidate her and
make her tell lies TO suit his purposes.
On being questioned by the Consul the
girl, in a COOL straightforward manner,
told how she had been kidnapped near her
home in Canton, sold to a Chinaman
brought to San Francisco and sold again to
her present owner, Leong Foo.
TRANSPARENT STORY.
Consul Bee, Mr. Jones and the interpreter
then went down stairs where Leong Foo
had been waiting. The Consul told him the
girl had brought no stolen goods to the
Home.
Foo then admitted in the presence of the
three men that he had three girls One of
them, he said, was his daughter, and the
other two, including this one, he had
bought.
He then invented a new story, and
claimed that little Chan had gone into a
store on her way to the Home, and there
left the stolen goods.
Ibid you go to the store and inquire abont
this2" asked Consul Bee.
No." was the reply, "a friend told me
about it..
The Consul, seeing the transparency of the
fraud, had no NOR to say, and left the
house.
Tuesday afternoon Consul Bee called again.
He said that on further investigation he had
changed his mind and had come to the con-
clusion that the girl had stolen the money
and jewelry.
"Leong Foo continued he, "does not
want the girl back; he only wants his
money Can he have an interview with
her2n
"Tn see about it, said the wary Jones.
Bring him around this evening"
SEEKING REVENGE.
Leong, with the Consul, called at the ap-
pointed time. Mr.. Jones suspected some
game. Leong's object now, evidently, was
to find out the names of the two men who
had taken the child to thesHome.
Mr., Jones tried to corner him on his adj
mission OF his having bought the girl, and
induce him to sign paper relinquishing all
claims ON her.
~ didn't buy her at all" said the China
man
"Didn't he admit this morning that he had
bought herw asked Mr.. Jones of the Con
sulate interpreter.
Eyes. would swear that in court if
needs be-
''Well, you can't see the girl" said Jones
to the master "You have lied about the
matter The best thing you can do is to
drop the subject and keep yourself out OF
tTOubie.n
The slave-owner, being foiled, then left.
The reporter called at the Mission, where
he found comfortable, nicely-furnished
house. In the yard were about dozen
Chinese girls, ranging in age from 10 to %
years, enjoying themselves with skipping
rope Their faces had a cheerful, happy,
animated expression. The little girl who
had escaped was brought in and questioned
through an interpreter.
How did they capture youth China" the
reporter asked.
II was playing in the street, man came
along and offered Inc nice presents, and
went with him"
what became Of you thenP'
HE kept ME few days and sold me, and
sent me over the water here. y
'.Did they treat you badly here"
Eyes; my mistress often stripped me and
beat me with Timber cane
The San Francisco Woman and the
Artist.
From the SdjI Francisco Chronicle.
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